This event
is programmed in CM/ECF to automatically transmit statistical information
to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts pursuant to statutory
mandates of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
of 2005 (BAPCPA). Please be sure this is the most appropriate
event for the pleading you are filing.

For instructions
on filing a Notice of Settlement of Controversy in a bankruptcy case,
click here.

STEP 1 Click
on Adversary

STEP 2 Click
on Misc. Events

STEP 3 Enter
case number; click [NEXT]

STEP
4 Select
Notice of Settlement of Controversy

STEP 5 If
this is a joint filing, place a check in the box and click [NEXT]. If
this is not a joint filing, click [NEXT] to skip this screen.

STEP 6Select
the Party or click Add/Create New Party

TIP
- If you selected Add/Create New Party, a Search screen and a Party Information
screen will follow. You MUST select a Role Type from the drop
down menu on the Party Information screen.

TIP - If this is
the first time you are appearing on behalf of this party, you will be
asked to place a check in the box to create an association. Failure
to place a check in the box results in the e:filer NOT receiving Notices
of Electronic Filing in this case.

STEP 7 Upload
the .pdf document; click [NEXT]

TIP - Supporting
documents such as a Certificate of Service or a Proposed Order should
be uploaded as an attachment to the main pleading.

STEP
8a Enter Nature of Settlement

STEP 8b Enter
Related Bankruptcy Case Number

STEP 8c Enter
the Date and Time of Hearing if Objection Filed

STEP 8d Place
a check in box, if filing Refers to Existing Event

STEP 8e Objection
deadline will calculate automatically, do not change or delete.

STEP 8f Click
[NEXT]

STEP 9 If
this relates to a previously filed document, place a check in the box,
Refer to Existing Event; click [NEXT]

Select
the category to which this event relates; click [NEXT]

Place
a check in the box next to the appropriate event; click [NEXT]

STEP 10 Confirm
case information; click [NEXT]

STEP 11 Docket
text displays. Review for accuracy. If modification
is necessary, abort the transaction and begin again. Modifications
cannot be made on this screen.

STEP 13 Select
Pay Now or Continue Filing. DO NOT close this window
by clicking on the X in the upper right corner.

1.
If you select Pay Now, be sure to print for your records
the payment confirmation screen which contains a receipt number for this
transaction.

2.
If you select Continue Filing, please note that it is the
court's policy that all fees be paid by the end of the day. Attorneys
with outstanding balances will receive an automated e:mail reminder and
will be locked out of CM/ECF if the fee remains outstanding for 3 days.